Jurgen Klopp disagrees with Trent Alexander-Arnold and lists all Liverpool’s poor games

"It's hard to have four world-class centre-halves. If anyone wants to tell us we made a mistake, I think Carragher mentioned already.

Liverpool's owners to make a move for a central defender in the January window.

Liverpool are expected to bolster their backline this month after being dealt a defensive injury crisis in the first half of the campaign.The Premier League champions have often been left short of options at the back this season, with Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez both facing a battle to play again this season after picking up serious knee injuries towards the end of 2020.Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andy Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas have also suffered with niggling problems of their own, meaning Jurgen Klopp has been forced to deploy a number of makeshift back fours.But with the January transfer window now open, Liverpool are being tipped to get their chequebook out and strengthen Klopp’s defence - with five players already on their radar.Davi

Liverpool have been dealt an injury crisis at centre-back this season, with three of Jurgen Klopp’s first-choice defenders currently unavailable.It has been a testing campaign so far for Klopp, who has been forced to use youngsters Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams at the heart of his defence on a number of occasions.Fabinho has also been used as a makeshift centre-half in the absence of Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez, who picked up potentially season-ending injuries towards the end of 2020.Joel Matip has also struggled with fitness problems of his own throughout the campaign and is now set to spend another period on the sidelines.So when can Reds fans expect their three injured centre-backs to return?The biggest blow of Liverpool’s season so

Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy has urged his old club not to panic buy in the January transfer window - despite their injury crisis at centre-back.The Premier League champions have been left short of options in central defence this season, with injuries to first-choice pairing Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez coming as a major blow to Jurgen Klopp.Joel Matip has also struggled with fitness problems of his own throughout the campaign, meaning youngsters Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams have earned a number of unexpected senior appearances.Klopp has even been forced to use Fabinho as a makeshift centre-half, which has actually proved a success so far.With Van Dijk and Gomez facing a battle to play again this season, Liverpool have been tipped

Jurgen Klopp has been told he is better off signing a centre-back that will be good enough to start, not a back-up option.

Don't wait 30 years - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!Jurgen Klopp's decision to send youngster Harvey Elliott out on loan appears to be paying off after he impressed for Blackburn once again.Elliott picked up another assist as Blackburn eased to a 2-0 win over Birmingham on Saturday afternoon.The 17-year-old produced a magnificent pass to split the Birmingham defence and send Adam Armstrong through on the counter-attack as Blackburn grabbed their first.Elliott now has six assists and four goals in his 17 appearances so far for Rovers, and is developing nicely in the Championship.And Liverpool fans have been full of praise for the England U17 international on Twitter, no doubt hoping he can continue that form when he

Premier League champions visit Southampton on Monday night looking to keep their title defence on track after dropping points in successive games against Newcastle and West Brom. Jurgen Klopp's side still went into 2021 on top of the table, but they haven't been helped by a crippling injury crisis that has seen Fabinho playing much of the season as a makeshift centre-half.

Liverpool have recalled defender Morgan Boyes from his loan spell to boost their centre-back options amid their injury crisis.The 19-year-old joined Fleetwood Town on a season-long loan in August, having made two senior appearances for the Reds in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup last year.But the centre-back has struggled for games, making just two League One appearances and two appearances in the cup tournaments.And this has seen Jurgen Klopp recall the Wales U21 international back to Anfield, where he could get some opportunities.Liverpool are without three starting centre-backs in Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip.

It is "inconceivable" that Liverpool won't sign a centre-half in January according to Jamie Carragher.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been left content with the recent improvement of Manchester United. Following their 2-1 victory over Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Friday evening, the Red Devils have now won eight of their last 10 Premier League fixtures, only drawing against Manchester City and Leicester.

Jordan Henderson has opened up on a difficult period during his time at Liverpool when he admitted he was "in a very dark place" .

Don't wait 30 years - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!There is no need for any panic from Liverpool.The doubts have been growing after back-to-back draws against West Brom and Newcastle.But I won't change my mind – if you finish above Liverpool this season and don't win the league then you're bang out of luck.It's like the old days when I first got in the Arsenal team, if you finish above Liverpool then you win the league.I can't see anybody doing it, though.Jurgen Klopp's side are not used to having bad spells after their incredible form over the last two years.But here they are in a little lull and they're still top of the Premier League.

Jamie Carragher feels Man Utd may only have to accrue the lowest winning points total for Premier League champions in five years if they are to dethrone rivals Liverpool this season.

straight to your inbox every day for freeLiverpool midfielder James Milner has recognised the threat posed by Manchester United in this season's Premier League title chase. Jurgen Klopp's reigning champions ended 2020 on top of the table - but only three points behind second-placed United.

Liverpool are set to miss out on another hefty instalment from Barcelona for Philippe Coutinho. Although the 28-year-old had been offered a golden chance to get back into their first-team plans under Ronald Koeman, he is set to miss five months of action after undergoing surgery on his knee.Unfortunately for his former club, they could now miss out on some of the £145m maximum fee that was arranged in the original deal - with various causes for instalments yet to me bet.Coutinho, who has now paid 90 games for the club, is now not guaranteed to make the 100 outings that would see Jurgen Klopp boosted by another £18m.The Sun report that despite the bumper deal being quoted at £145m, only £109m was up front.

Liverpool fans are not happy with Garth Crooks' team of the year, after the former striker omitted Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk. Salah scored 23 goals across the calendar year and helped Liverpool win their first ever Premier League title but Crooks opted for a front three of Tottenham star Son Heung-min, Everton's Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Salah's team-mate Sadio Mane.There was also no space for last season's top scorer Jamie Vardy or England captain Harry Kane, who scored 16 goals and provided ten assists across the year.

Liverpool will have no doubt wanted to keep their powder dry in the January transfer window after more spending in the summer.

Liverpool are set to bolster their defensive options after a series of injuries to their centre-backs.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp had lofty praise for Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson.

Premier League clash when Newcastle defender Fabian Schar cleared the ball from in front of him just yards away from goal. The last-ditch clearance secured the hosts a point and meant Liverpool go into 2021 just three points ahead of second-placed Manchester United - who have a game in hand over the leaders.